LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST

(FOR PRESS ONLY.)

HERE IS THE LATEST WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG
OBSERVATORY.

GENERAL SITUATION

THE NORTHEAST MONSOON AFFECTED SOUTHERN CHINA YESTERDAY.
MEANWHILE, A BAND OF CLOUDS COVERED THE COAST OF GUANGDONG.
LOCALLY, THE WEATHER WAS MAINLY CLOUDY. THERE WERE SUNNY
INTERVALS IN THE AFTERNOON. THE NORTHEAST MONSOON WILL
CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN CHINA IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS.

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SOUTH
CHINA SEA MADE LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF VIETNAM
YESTERDAY AND WEAKENED INTO AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE AT
NIGHT.
 
BESIDES, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MALOU INTENSIFIED INTO A
TYPHOON LAST NIGHT. AT 11 P.M. LAST NIGHT, MALOU WAS
CENTRED ABOUT 310 KILOMETRES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF IWO JIMA.
IT IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 22
KILOMETRES PER HOUR IN THE GENERAL DIRECTION OF THE SEAS
SOUTH OF JAPAN.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR HONG KONG (THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021)

MAINLY CLOUDY. ONE OR TWO RAIN PATCHES IN THE MORNING.
SUNNY PERIODS IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE
BETWEEN 24 AND 27 DEGREES. MODERATE EAST TO NORTHEASTERLY
WINDS, OCCASIONALLY FRESH OFFSHORE.

OUTLOOK : MAINLY FINE DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. IT WILL BE
CLOUDY OVER THE WEEKEND. SUNNY PERIODS EARLY NEXT WEEK.

WEATHER CARTOONS AND CAPTIONS:

SUGGESTED CAPTION FOR WEATHER COLUMN IN CHINESE PRESS:

SUNNY PERIODS

(PINYIN: JIANYOU YANGGUANG)

FOR SCMP PAGE 1 WEATHER:

CARTOON NO. 1

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

MIN TEMP: 24 DEGREES

MAX TEMP: 27 DEGREES

FOR STANDARD:

CARTOON NO. 5

CAPTION: SUNNY PERIODS

TEMPS: 24 - 27 DEGREES

FOR MING PAO AND TA KUNG PAO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR WEN WEI PO:

CARTOON NO. 8

FOR ORIENTAL DAILY:

CARTOON NO. 2

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 23:15 HKT ON 27.10.2021